The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-07
Observation-Disclosures.

1890 ~ - ~ >" - - y ~
The river ami harbor bill, as prepared by
Tie House committees, appropriates W, 900,
600.
Senator Sewell will probably be made
chairman of the Senate committee on mill.
tary affairs, OF winch Gen. Logan was the
head for many years. sc
agents or the general land Office, illegal
fences were last week removed from 27i,.
V0J acres or tbs public domain In the Dsir
yer district
The Secretary of the Treasury has called
Sl00OO, COO In 3 per cent bonds for February
!: Holders of these securities can ha,e
them redeemed nc once, with interest 30 the
date or presentation.
Edmund Jussei, consul general at Wen
ma, informs the State department. that a
lucrative business awaits any electric light
ing company prepared to extend the neceS-
sary credit to its customers.
Mrs. Cleveland announces that with the
new year would come change in the mat
ter or White House receptions, which will
moons instead OF weekly as heretofore.
Towns that want the frce-delivery service
for them postOffice and think that they are
entitled to 1t under the new law granting 1t
to places of ten thousand inhabitants or
$4,000 postal revenue should not wait for
the department to discover them, but should
promptly M Ike application Cor the service.
The postoffice department can act only Oh
applications for tisc service.
The naval board OF inspection which sur
yeyed the United States steamer Tennessee
has reported to the navy department that
the vessel cannot be repaired within the
statutory limit of 20 per cent, and will have
to be condemned. The Tennessee will
probably be used rs q receiving ship In
place of the Minnesota.
The total number OF pension certificates
issued during the fiscal year 1886 was 81, 427
against "a 7Ol the previous year. Since
July of the current year ~, 673 certificates
have been issued, of which 1889 were
original pensions, 1914 were increases,
duplicates, ,04 accrued, 1912 were under
the supplemental act OF July 4, 1886, and
small numbers under various other special
acts and orders.
A Washington lady who accompanied
Mrs. Logan from Cine lgo last October
states that Mrs. Logan ut that time OBJ
seryed'to her that she now M ,de IL rWle
10 accompany the General wherever he
went and never left him alone. 1--WE are
growing DID," said Mrs. Logan, land we
both feel-we should always he together for
The brief space left ms on earth, asad God
alone knows how soon we May bc COM
PEELED TO part" This statement made Il
IL
mind 1t has since constantly recuTred.
There is already good deal Of gossip as
to Senator LOgan's probable successor.
Congressman TOwnshend, OF Illinois, said !:
There Will DC quite u number of candi-
'tates for the SenatOrshtp. The two most
Oglesby and Charles II. Farweal, of Chica-
go. But do not believe that either of
them wi be elected. / think there will be
enough candidates in the background who
control the sc 'tterlhg vote sufficiently to
prevent The choice OF either of the two
have named. Among those now In the
background VINO will be brought forward
are Colonel Clark Il. Carr, Representatives
Payson and Cannon. Jehu Baker, who de-
feated Mr.. MorrsOo, and others. The
contest will doubtless be prolonged one"
LAND DECISION.
In the c use or Charles H. Woodbury., ad-
ministrator OF Charles ii. R0bey and the
Ashland town company anvolving certain
lands in the Gardea CITY land district,
Kansas, Acting Secretary Muldrow has de-
cided that under the act OF May 2S 1850,
the qualification and condition required To
authorize an entry upon the Usage Indian
trust and diminished reserve lands Is that
the claimant mast be an actual settler on
the land nc the .iate OF entry aud have the
qualifications of prc-enlptW. This over
rules decision of Secretary Teller, which
held not only us above, but In addition
thereto that the claimant must show that
he had In effect complied with all the terms
OF the j. Exemption law.
sPRINGEH's TEIRsr@Rf All. BILL.
Representative Springer says he intends
To do all he can i0 pass this session his bill
to enable Dakota, Montana, New Mexico,
and Washington Territories Ia enter the
union OF States, and lac thinks he may sue.
coed. IL Will not probably be possible to
get the committee 10 report upon the bill,
l,,,f h. tli ia - la.
wien some other Territory bill is up for
consideration The bill will not admit the
Territories, but would enable them to elect
delegates next fall TO draft constitutions 10
be submitted to the people ut the time of
the presidential election, and would let
them all into the union the year following.
He thinks the idea of admitting al at once
would prevent opposition 0n party grounds,
as they will be equally divided ms to poll
tics, and the fact of their not having any
voice IN the presidential election OF 1855
will silence some opposition also. He says
1t is certainly time that some move should
be made toward the admission of these
Territories.
THE PRESIDENT I'LL FROM RHEUMATISM.
1t is authoritatively given out from the
White House that President Cleveland Is
suffering from another severe attack of
rheumatism. The cause OF hiS present
trouble Is said to be because of his anxiety
10 get DacK 10 his desk after MS enforced
idleneSs two weeks ago. Since then he has
been working twelve or fourteen hours
every day and taking no exercise. lie has
received every one who called to see him,
and the visitors were very numerous during
the last days of the session. The rheuma-
tiSm IS confined at present to the Presi-
dents knee, and he has remained in bed
since Friday. die was TO have passed
Chrlstmas7Day at his country residence,
but by direction of his physician, DR.. IL. nj.
ORelly, he remained in bed all day. Col.
Lamont Is very s0licitOus lest false reports
may be circulated about the Presidents
condition, owing to the fact OF Gen. Logan's
death from the effects of rheumatism. This
is the reason why statement of Mr.. Cleye-
lands illness is made. The latest report
Is that he is somewhat better. 1t is hardly
possible that he will be able To attend Gca.
Logan's funeral, as the exposure would be
dangerous. The letter of coincidence to
Mrs. Logan was written by Mrs. Cleveland
for herself and the President.
President Cleveland Is still confined to
has room, and suffers intensely. Assistant
Ssrge0n O'Reilly, of the army, admits that
the ailment may prove serious, but he
hopes that his patient will be out in few
days.
THE APPEoPn, ALTON BILLS.
Mr.. Randall seems TO be determined that